text_original: He knew only too well that war was impossible, and that the country could not bear the continued drain on its resources. If Henry VII. had developed the royal power by a parsimony which enabled him to be free from parliamentary control, Henry VIH.
text_transcription: HE KNEW ONLY TOO WELL THAT WAR WAS IMPOSSIBLE AND THAT THE COUNTRY COULD NOT BEAR THE CONTINUED DRAIN ON ITS RESOURCES IF HENRY THE SEVENTH HAD DEVELOPED THE ROYAL POWER BY A PARSIMONY WHICH ENABLED HIM TO BE FREE FROM PARLIAMENTARY CONTROL HENRY THE EIGHTH
phonemes: hiː nˈuː ˈoʊnli tˈuː wˈɛl ðæt wˈɔːɹ wʌz ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl, ænd ðætðə kˈʌntɹi kʊd nˌɑːt bˈɛɹ ðə kəntˈɪnjuːd dɹˈeɪn ˌɔn ɪts ɹᵻsˈɔːɹsᵻz. ɪf hˈɛnɹi ɹˌoʊmən sˈɛvən. hæd dɪvˈɛləpt ðə ɹˈɔɪəl pˈaʊɚ baɪ ɐ pˈɑːɹsɪməni wˌɪtʃ ɛnˈeɪbəld hˌɪm təbi fɹˈiː fɹʌm pˌɑːɹləmˈɛntɚɹi kəntɹˈoʊl, hˈɛnɹi vˌiːˌaɪˈeɪtʃ.